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Correct me if I'm wrong, but opiates don't do a lot of liver damage, unless your drinking at the same time, or already have liver problems.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but opiates don't do a lot of liver damage, unless your drinking at the same time, or already have liver problems.
OK I will correct you. Many opioids are combined with acetaminophen. Particularly risky opiates when it comes to liver damage are commonly prescribed: for instance, Percocet and Vicodin. Also, most opiods are at least partially metabolized by the liver.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but opiates don't do a lot of liver damage, unless your drinking at the same time, or already have liver problems.
The issue is that most opioid medications are combined with acetaminophen. The rate of liver damage from Tylenol is huge and basically has been for decades. People who take at or near the recommended daily allowance (4g) or acetaminophen can see increases liver enzymes with long term use. If you only take 4-6 Norco a day, you should not be anywhere near 4g. But sometimes people will take 10-15 a day and get into that danger zone.
As has been explained many times and through various links, long term users are now being forced to wean off of them, and it is resulting in a skyrocketing suicide rate among chronic pain patients. Your mom is one of the lucky ones, so far.
This. I'm glad some people are so confident that they will get their meds but soon, it's going to change. Guaranteed. It's already happening in most places.
I know acetaminophen is horrible on the liver, and I know they are combined..... but why blame the opiate for the liver damage, but not the acetaminophen?
It is the offending substance in this case.
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The CVS I had been a regular customer of for 20 years treated me like a criminal or an unclean person somehow when I tried to get my prescription filled. I got "We don't stock THAT" and then coldly dismissed, while, in terrible pain and with a cab waiting outside, I begged them to see of another CVS in the area had any. She just said "no we don't do that" and went on to the next person. I had to have the cab drive me around to pharmacies until I found them in stock at a Rite Aid (who treated me much better than CVS, but I still felt like I had to somehow prove myself).
Yep and now, if you drive around to other pharmacies, it can be called "drug shopping" and a new pharmacy doesn't have to take it. Especially if the first pharmacy wrote your info on the script.
Most docs now make you sign a contract & allow you to use one and only one pharmacy. If you fill it at a different pharmacy, even because the original pharmacy is "out of stock" you are done and they will drop you.
The issue is that most opioid medications are combined with acetaminophen. The rate of liver damage from Tylenol is huge and basically has been for decades. People who take at or near the recommended daily allowance (4g) or acetaminophen can see increases liver enzymes with long term use. If you only take 4-6 Norco a day, you should not be anywhere near 4g. But sometimes people will take 10-15 a day and get into that danger zone.
Bingo.
Someone up thread stated that they are consistently screened for liver and other issues since they are on opiates long term. That points to the fact that it's a danger. But you know what - yay for the screening. I believe that poster said they are screened quarterly, which means that as long as their screening goes well, they should be able to get their 90 day prescriptions with no problem, and no additional doctor visits.
I know acetaminophen is horrible on the liver, and I know they are combined..... but why blame the opiate for the liver damage, but not the acetaminophen?
It is the offending substance in this case.
Because it is a very common - and effective - drug combination - often more effective than an opiate alone, which is one reason why it's such a commonly prescribed drug.
Vicodin is one of the most commonly prescribed - and abused - drugs in this country. Percocet is also commonly prescribed. Both of these very common and available drugs contain acetaminophen.
Because it is a very common - and effective - drug combination - often more effective than an opiate alone, which is one reason why it's such a commonly prescribed drug.
Vicodin is one of the most commonly prescribed - and abused - drugs in this country. Percocet is also commonly prescribed. Both of these very common and available drugs contain acetaminophen.
Yes, I know how it works, and my statement remains.
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The CVS I had been a regular customer of for 20 years treated me like a criminal or an unclean person somehow when I tried to get my prescription filled. I got "We don't stock THAT" and then coldly dismissed, while, in terrible pain and with a cab waiting outside, I begged them to see of another CVS in the area had any. She just said "no we don't do that" and went on to the next person. I had to have the cab drive me around to pharmacies until I found them in stock at a Rite Aid (who treated me much better than CVS, but I still felt like I had to somehow prove myself).
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